Martin takes big step towards MotoGP title as Bagnaia crashes
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Sepang, Malaysia: Jorge Martin took a major step towards his first MotoGP world title as he won the sprint race in Malaysia on Saturday and rival Fran...
Sepang, Malaysia: Jorge Martin took a major step towards his first MotoGP world title as he won the sprint race in Malaysia on Saturday and rival Francesco Bagnaia crashed out.
Spain's Martin extended his championship lead to 29 points from 17, with just the grand prix on Sunday at Sepang and one more race weekend to go.
It was a huge disappointment for Italian two-time reigning champion Bagnaia, who started on pole but crashed out early on his Ducati to gift a big advantage to Martin.
Pramac Ducati's Martin romped home from there, nearly a second ahead of six-time world champion Marc Marquez, and can seal the title on Sunday.
"An amazing weekend so far," said the 26-year-old Martin, who came second in the title race behind his rival last year.